Does poor spelling/grammar deter you from responding?

Thank you for responding nanciem! I apologize if I stepped on your toes by posting this, I did however do a search before I posted it and nothing close to it came up in my search. I did not say I judge anyone. And I clearly stated that I completely understand that for a lot of people on here English is not their first language. I simply am asking if some people find that they do not respond to some discussions because they are just too hard to understand. I'm not talking about someone misspelling a handful of words, I am a good speller and plenty of words make their way through without me catching that I misspelled them. I'm talking about such a combination of misspelled words and no punctuation, as well as words that don't even seem to go with what it seems the poster is saying, just overall unless you sit there for twenty minutes trying to make it out, it seems like gibberish. You seem to think I'm trying to insult people or something, I am not at all, and nowhere in my post did I even attempt to insult anyone so I'm sorry if you took it that way. I'm assuming you meant to say if it does really bother me then don't respond? And don't worry, I don't, and I don't respond because I can't understand what they are saying, so it would kind of be pointless, ya know? :)

No worries, you are not "stepping on my toes". What I am trying to convey is that sometimes posts do not come out exactly as we want, as you have pointed out. Yes, I was trying to say then don't bother responding. However just like you stated "what I am assuming is what you meant..." Oh c'mon. May I ask if you write for a living, or what you do? There are so many people out here in this world who have the ability to do far more than we, and maybe cannot even read or write. HAve you ever hired an electrician, or a carpenter, or a Computer Technician that was not so "great" with spelling or grammar, and you did not know this until you had a written proposal, but they did a wonderful job?... This is my point, I do not think your post is to insult people, actually it was a response to a response within your post. I am just saying, try to read between the lines. I myself am no genius, but I try to do my best, and think others are as well. It is just hard for some people. My Son, now graduating Hawaii University with a 3.0; spent most of his grade school in remedial reading, well.... he was not taught the way he needed to learn.. ya know? He is an intelligent human being, Bussiness Management, Internation Studies (Japanese Major) and Computer Science. So you see, what I mean, my son was not very "good" on "Paper", he has learned; don't pass up a post because of grammar or spelling; pass it up because it's just plain stupid! If I passed up every post that had grammatical error, spelling error, I would not be here to respond to you. Thanks again! Hope you take no offense to anything I type (I am just very expressive LOL)! :)

Absolutely loved your response and it was true and to the heart and I would not stop supporting my fellow mylotters because of any spelling errors and I love the mylotters from other countries who keep up their tenacity to keep communicating with me regardless of their level of English, to me THATS GREAT! Where I live there is a large population of Spanish speaking people (compared to the whole population in the state) who get a lot of criticism for 'not speaking English' and I think its great to be able to communicate with all nationalities and cultures and communities, even within the US, very enlightening.

No worries, my dear ^_^ Your english is good and definitely understandable, at least to me.. lol =D Plus, i also think that your english is even better than mine.. hehe

when i'm posting here sometimes i'm struggling lol no, hun your english is better than mine & at least you can express yourself here, unlike me, i'm still choosing the correct words to say hahaha..

Hehe..and see...I even spelled 'like' 'liek'! And 'word' became 'wrd'! My point being, at least don't intentionally abbreviate!lol!

Thank you for responding wickedstepma!(lol, there must be a story behind that name!) Oh I have to agree with you! I'm not much for the shortened lingo! I can't say I don't use it at all, but I stick to some more basics. I don't do texting, which I know is where a lot of people learn it, so some of it I don't have a clue what it means LOL. And you're right, some of does seem a bit lazy lol.

Thank you for responding singout! I agree, I'm glad they're here too!

Thanks for responding Adelida! I agree, those that are educated and born in the USA or Canada I think have no excuse when it's really bad. I do not say that to hurt anyone's feelings, I have a very good friend who is horrible to understand when she sends me messages. The only thing I can figure is upbringing, in my family school was important but some families are not the same way. My husband is not the greatest speller, but he uses spell check and he asks. If he's using something that does not have a spell checker, he is always asking me how to spell things. If I'm not available he at least makes a concerted effort to try and spell it correctly. I agree! It's wonderful to come onto a site and see so many members from all over the world!

I think the original thread starter was saying that she doesn't mind and can understand spelling and grammatical mistakes. What she is wondering is if these mistakes can deter responders - not because of the mistakes themselves, but because the discussion can't be understood. She doesn't know what the poster means or is getting at.

Thanks for responding kidjuwee! I agree, if I can understand it I definitely respond to it! Well, that is if I have something to say about the topic LOL. Unfortunately I've come across a few that even after going over it 3 or 4 times I still can't figure out what they're saying LOL.

I believe that if you cannot look past the typos, grammatical errors of a post; you might just in fact be missing out. Haven't you ever posted excatly what is on your mind without double checking spelling or grammar? I know there are quite alot of intelligent people here on MyLot, sometimes, the posts have quite a few typos; it does not mean people are less intelligent than yourself, perhaps they are tired, peraps their spouse is sleeping and they are in the dark. You never know. To pass by a post because of poor spelling or grammatical errors is obviously your own choice; I do not agree with anyone posting that some people "just don't care", I believe that is wrong; you never know what is on the other side of a computer. Do you like to be judged? I do admit you post is very well said, and give the utmost respect to yourself, but think about it. And No I am not proofing this post LOL

"Do you like to be judged? I do admit you post is very well said, and give the utmost respect to yourself, but think about it. And No I am not proofing this post LOL" No, but I also don't have time to respond to every post. Everyone has their own criteria for which posts they don't respond to. Why is spelling and grammar any worse or any more judgmental than all the other reasons people pass by a discussion? And, I believe I did say that I understand typos and spelling mistakes. In fact, let me quote from my post: "Of course, the occasional typo or spelling mistake can happen to anyone" Right there. There's a difference between someone making mistakes and people who just don't care. So I hardly think anything I said should give the impression that the first time I see a spelling mistake I run away from a person's post. And, I NEVER said anything about anyone being less intelligent than me. Please don't put words in my mouth (or in my message). And, if people judge my posts, who cares? They're not judging me. They're judging a bunch of words on a message board. Everyone makes judgments(judgments can be good or bad, by the way) deciding which posts are worth responding to. So, actually, ignore my first sentence. I am perfectly fine with my posts being judged by whatever means a person uses to pick the discussions they reply to. In fact I hope they judge my posts, and odds are, sometimes the judgments will go in my favor. Sorry if I sound annoyed, but an entire factor of my post is being completely ignored, even though I specifically took the time to say I understand typos and spelling errors. And, in fact, I do try to check my spelling. This isn't a real time chat, so I actually can take the time to see if what I post is presentable. I believe my grammar is fairly good. It may not be perfect, but I'm not looking for perfection (in case somehow I gave that impression) just maybe at least a fifth grade level. That's what it boils down to. Something that seems presentable. And, considering how my post was taken out of context, I would have responded even if every single word of yours was misspelled here with no grammar whatsoever, seeing as I feel the need to defend what I actually said.

Hi Angelwriter and thank you for your response! I understand what you are saying! I don't do the same thing, would take too much time LOL. But I do understand what you mean.

Hi wenczmastah, thank you for responding! I think that would be completely up to the people who speak other languages. I think you would find a lot who would like it and enjoy speaking to each other in their native language, but you may also find some who wouldn't like it because they find places like this a great help in furthering them with the English language. I'm guessing that there are a lot who don't write it fluently, but writing a language for some is a lot more difficult then speaking it and vice versa. I think it all depends on that persons way of learning.

Hi, I think that would take away from the beauty of this site. Fact is that if you do understand enough english to post it, on to a site such as this, than do so. To create a category for different languages on such a site as this I think will take away from each other. Maybe I do need to research more on MyLot, but isn't that bringing back some sort of segregation? I also speak Italian, but I would not go to a site specifically where Italian is the choice of language; I want everyone to hear/read my views. So if I just post on an italian "speaking" category aren't I limiting myself?

Very good way you express yourself Salonga. You have very good written English. Even myself I see mistakes in typing as I type fast without looking for the letters and I find my mistakes after submitting. When we read something with love and write something with love why should be receive critics. I am a human being.

Wow nizhama! I wouldn't even question yourself! From this post here your English is incredible and I would not have even guessed from it that English is not your first language! Your spelling, grammar and everything about your response is better then many people who have only ever spoken English! And yes, that is exactly what I mean, not being able to understand what he/she is wanting from the discussion.

Good for you! Niz! English is not such an easy language to master, keep doing what you are doing, I can understand your reply completely!

Texting on cell phones has ruined lots of people when they try typing in real discussions. I hate to see those kind of things, too. Sometimes I don't understand the abbreviations they use. My grandchildren are fast in texting, but hunt and pick with their fingers to type. So I suppose this is why lots of people use the abbreviations. It's not that they can't speak English, it's just that they have gotten use to abbreviating in life.

I think your English is excellent! Much better then most of us in Porteguese! Boa noite, Desejamos-lhe boa sorte....